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Israeli-American Activist Jeff Halper Detained over BDS Materials

HeadlineMar 14, 2017

And in Israel, police detained Israeli-American activist Jeff Halper last Wednesday on charges of suspected incitement, after they received a tip he was carrying materials supporting a campaign to boycott and divest from Israel over its treatment of the Palestinians. Halper was held after leading a tour of observers at the illegal E1 Jewish-only settlement in the occupied West Bank.

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